«praise You with a pure heart, my Lord, Great Hayyi. You are the Sublime of the worlds of light. You are richest in all things, and You are the highest above all other things. Distinguished from all worlds of light We ask You for healing and victory, guidance for our souls, guidance for our hearing and speech, and we ask You for mercy and forgiveness. We abide in You our Lord, Lord of the universe.» — la oración que el volumen imprime sin firma antes del Libro Uno, en voz de quien reza: pide curación y victoria, guía para el alma, para el oído y para el habla, y misericordia; el troceo da la capitular perdida como TT y se ancla después de ella.
Mandeísmo
What does this tradition say about experience, knowledge and transformation? We approach these questions with consciousness as our centre, listening to the language of each source.
Gonzalo Olivares Velázquez · Spiritus Mundi
1 · Listen to the sources
How these passages were chosen: from the works assigned to this tradition, in alphabetical order, the first passage of each whose quoted words name consciousness, awareness, soul, spirit or knowledge (in English or Spanish); one per work, up to four. The choice is by vocabulary only: a passage may agree with our reading, disagree with it, or leave the question open.
2 · Ask what each source declares
Who knows, and what is transformed? Is the relationship between inner experience and the world declared, disputed, or left open? Let the passage determine the answer before bringing it into dialogue with our reading.
Explore documented argument maps →3 · Return to the centre
For us, these paths meet in consciousness. Which passage converses with that reading, and which qualifies or contradicts it? Save it with your own note.
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